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Thoughts on the Beginning of the School Year

2011-08-27T22:18:00.000-05:00

My boys have returned to school after a terrific Summer. They spent 3 weeks in sleepaway camp. Eva & I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary (belatedly) and we even got in a fishing expedition to Galveston.

One of these things is not like the other . . .

The rest of the bar is finishing up its summer, too, and our trial dockets are burgeoning.

I just want to say how excited to take on the 151st's Fall dockets. As I always say, my job is really great. I look forward to continuing to serve as a civil district court judge this year and next, and hopefully for many more years to come.

I need your help to make that happen. Please join our campaign by entering your info above. Consider making a contribution, too, as campaigns cost money. Head over to our Facebook page and please "Like" that, too, HERE.

I pledge to continue to rule on your motions quickly. I promise to continue to use my experience as a board certified litigator to see the larger picture, and to shepherd your case through our system fairly and efficiently. Please lend a hand to our efforts today. Thanks, Mike.

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Mike, Joey & Zachy March in Bellaire July 4th Parade!

2011-07-06T22:42:00.000-05:00

Mike and his two boys marched with the Bellaire Democrats in the 4th of July Parade! Joey valiantly carried the banner with Dad for most of the parade, while Zachy threw beads to the cheering crowd. Happy Birthday USA!

Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, 4402 Holt Street, Bellaire, Texas 77401 in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.

Announcing Updated Steering Committee for 2012 Re-Election Campaign

2011-06-23T20:11:00.002-05:00

Mike Engelhart is very proud to announce his updated Re-Elect Judge Mike Engelhart 2012 Steering Committee. Many of Houston's most well-known and accomplished attorneys and business people are part of this committee. The campaign could not possibly be prouder of this group and its willingness to help with Mike's re-election. As of press time, this committee, which is still growing, includes:

Adams,Will
Agosto, Benny, Jr.
Alexander, Joe
Allen, Brandon T.
Altsuler, Kent
Anaipakos, Demetrios
Arellano, Lee
Arreola, Marrissa & Antroy
Atlas, Scott J.
Banks, Kris
Barnes, Thomas
Barrera, Ricky
Barton, Alla & Dan
Baumann, Monique
Bell, Chris
Bennett, Ann
Bennett, Jennifer & Mark
Bennett, Robin
Berg, David
Binderim, Gary
Boudreaux, Olan
Boyd, Larry
Bragg, Melanie
Brain, Allan
Brown, Tom
Bryant, Donna Hackemack
Carter, Amy
Carter, Eric William
Clearman, Scott
Coronado, Carolyn
Cox, Collin
Danziger, Paul
David, Isabel & Danny
Dean, J. Christopher
Dow, Sanford L.
Doyle, Mike
Drews, Karl
Dyer, Patrick J.
Elias, Todd
Fass, Richard T.
Fisher, Joe J.
Floyd, Katie
Forestier, Tom
Freeman, Ernest
Ganucheau, Tom
Gardner, Barbara J.
Gardner, Michael B.
Gibbs, Robin
Gibson, George
Gibson, Jason
Goldberg, Daniel J.
Golub, Andrew S.
Golub, Jeff M.
Gonzalez, Maria C., Ph.D.
Goodman, Maxine
Gorczynski, John C.
Greenwood Prather, Kelly
Greenwood, Sean
Greer, Jennifer H.
Griffin, Martha
Hall, Benjamin
Hanslik, Chris
Hardaway, Jeffrey
Hargis, Hal
Harris, Jonathan
Harris, Warren
Harrison, Lauren & Geoffrey
Hicks, Pamela
Hinojosa, J.L. "Larry"
Hodgson, Anne
Hoffman, Kevin
Horowitz, III, Daniel D.
Houston, Sam
Howard, C. Elaine
Hughes, Carlos, Jr.
Hughes, Laura
Jackson, Loren
Johnson, Andrea "AJ"
Johnson, Betsy
Kamin, Betsy
Kaplan, Alexander L.
Kaplan, Richard
Kerner, Debra
Kherker, Steven
Kidd, Don
King, Lee Keller
Kreindler, Mitch
Kretzer, Seth
LeBlanc, Jared
Levin, Alan F.
Lewis, Ron
Mahendru, Ashish
Manne, Neal
Marshall, Diana E.
Mattheisen, Dave
McCleary, Roger L.
McConnico, Kate
Miller, Adam
Mintz, Silvia
Mithoff, Richard
Moll, Stefanie & Douglas K.
Moser, Bert
Mostyn, Amber Anderson
Mullin, Michele P.
Mumey, Jane Johnston
Nathan, Marvin
Neff, Sabrina
Newport, Jeffrey R.
Nolen, Rand
Odam, John
Oliver-Parrott, Alice
Padilla, Elizabeth & John
Peckham, Charles H.
Perdue, Jr., Nicole & Jim M.
Pool, Jenifer Rene
Post, Russell
Prather, Mike
Presnal, Justin
Puente, Sandra
Radnofsky, Barbara Ann
Raizner, Jeff
Ramos, Dion
Reasoner, Susan & Barrett
Reeder, Jim
Referente, J. Anthony
Remels, Keith
Ricca, Linda
Riley, Tim
Roden, Joe M.
Rodriquez, James
Rojas, Rachal
Rounsavall, Rachel
Rosenbaum, Glen
Rothman, Marcy L.
Rubin, Stephan
Saxe, Maria & Gregg
Scamardi, Joey
Shellist, Marty
Siegel, Bettina & Martin
Singh, Manpreet
Slovacek, Joe
Sorrels, Randy
St. Clair, Carolyn
Steed, Christian A.
Taylor, Beth & Warren
Todd, Alton
Trachtenberg, Mark
Vethan, Charles
Vidor, Erik
Vujasinovic, Vuk
Waldman, Steve
Walton, Gib
Wardell, Ronald
Weems, Jeff
Wilshire, Eugene B., Jr.
Yeates, Marie
Zavitsanos, John
Zimmerman, Brian

Thank you very much to each and every one of you for helping Mike kick off his 2012 re-election campaign with such an incredible array of supporters.

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July 12, 2011 Event - Re-Election Kickoff @ Mai's Restaurant Midtown!

2011-06-08T22:22:00.002-05:00

Please come to Judge Mike Engelhart's Campaign Kickoff at the newly re-opened Mai's. Here's the Facebook Event Link. We're celebrating (1) the kickoff of Mike's 2012 re-election campaign, (2) the unveiling of our 2012 website that will be at www.JudgeEngelhart.com, and (3) Mike's 41st birthday! It'll be fun, and you know you want to see what the new Mai's looks like!

For those with no Facebook access/desire, here's the info:

What: Mike's 2012 Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

When: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 5pm to 7pm

Where: Mai's Restaurant, 3403 Milam, Houston, Texas

Who: You!

We're looking forward to seeing you there.

Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, 4402 Holt Street, Bellaire, Texas 77401 in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.

Fundraising for 2012 Starts Monday, June 6, 2011

2011-06-06T00:01:00.004-05:00

Fundraising for Mike's 2012 Re-Election Campaign starts Monday, June 6, 2011. Please Tweet or Facebook "like" this blog entry and share it with your friends so they can click on the red "Donate Now" button to the right and help support Mike's 2012 re-election. We'd be grateful. Thanks!

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Re-Elect Judge Mike Engelhart 2012 Steering Committee Announced!

2011-06-05T20:26:00.035-05:00

Mike Engelhart is very proud to announce the formation of the Re-Elect Judge Mike Engelhart 2012 Steering Committee. Many of Houston's most well-known and accomplished attorneys and business people are part of this committee. The campaign could not possibly be prouder of this group and its willingness to help with Mike's re-election. As of press time, this committee, which is still growing, includes:

Adams,Will
Agosto, Benny, Jr.
Alexander, Joe
Allen, Brandon T.
Altsuler, Kent
Anaipakos, Demetrios
Arellano, Lee
Arreola, Marrissa & Antroy
Atlas, Scott J.
Banks, Kris
Barnes, Thomas
Barrera, Ricky
Barton, Alla & Dan
Baumann, Monique
Bell, Chris
Bennett, Ann
Bennett, Jennifer & Mark
Bennett, Robin
Berg, David
Binderim, Gary
Boudreaux, Olan
Boyd, Larry
Bragg, Melanie
Brain, Allan
Brown, Tom
Bryant, Donna Hackemack
Carter, Amy
Carter, Eric William
Clearman, Scott
Coronado, Carolyn
Danziger, Paul
David, Isabel & Danny
Dean, J. Christopher
Dow, Sanford L.
Doyle, Mike
Drews, Karl
Dyer, Patrick J.
Elias, Todd
Fass, Richard T.
Fisher, Joe J.
Floyd, Katie
Forestier, Tom
Freeman, Ernest
Ganucheau, Tom
Gardner, Barbara J.
Gardner, Michael B.
Gibbs, Robin
Gibson, George
Gibson, Jason
Goldberg, Daniel J.
Golub, Andrew S.
Golub, Jeff M.
Gonzalez, Maria C., Ph.D.
Goodman, Maxine
Gorczynski, John C.
Greenwood Prather, Kelly
Greenwood, Sean
Greer, Jennifer H.
Griffin, Martha
Hall, Benjamin
Hanslik, Chris
Hardaway, Jeffrey
Hargis, Hal
Harris, Jonathan
Harris, Warren
Harrison, Lauren & Geoffrey
Hicks, Pamela
Hinojosa, J.L. "Larry"
Hodgson, Anne
Hoffman, Kevin
Horowitz, III, Daniel D.
Houston, Sam
Howard, C. Elaine
Hughes, Carlos, Jr.
Hughes, Laura
Jackson, Loren
Johnson, Andrea "AJ"
Johnson, Betsy
Kamin, Betsy
Kaplan, Alexander L.
Kaplan, Richard
Kerner, Debra
Kherker, Steven
Kidd, Don
King, Lee Keller
Kreindler, Mitch
Kretzer, Seth
LeBlanc, Jared
Levin, Alan F.
Lewis, Ron
Mahendru, Ashish
Manne, Neal
Marshall, Diana E.
Mattheisen, Dave
McConnico, Kate
Miller, Adam
Mintz, Silvia
Mithoff, Richard
Moll, Stefanie & Douglas K.
Moser, Bert
Mostyn, Amber Anderson
Mullin, Michele P.
Mumey, Jane Johnston
Nathan, Marvin
Neff, Sabrina
Newport, Jeffrey R.
Nolen, Rand
Odam, John
Oliver-Parrott, Alice
Padilla, Elizabeth & John
Peckham, Charles H.
Perdue, Jr., Nicole & Jim M.
Pool, Jenifer Rene
Post, Russell
Prather, Mike
Presnal, Justin
Puente, Sandra
Radnofsky, Barbara Ann
Raizner, Jeff
Ramos, Dion
Reasoner, Susan & Barrett
Reeder, Jim
Referente, J. Anthony
Remels, Keith
Ricca, Linda
Riley, Tim
Roden, Joe M.
Rodriquez, James
Rojas, Rachal
Rounsavall, Rachel
Rosenbaum, Glen
Rothman, Marcy L.
Rubin, Stephan
Saxe, Maria & Gregg
Scamardi, Joey
Shellist, Marty
Siegel, Bettina & Martin
Singh, Manpreet
Slovacek, Joe
Sorrels, Randy
St. Clair, Carolyn
Steed, Christian A.
Taylor, Beth & Warren
Todd, Alton
Trachtenberg, Mark
Vethan, Charles
Vidor, Erik
Vujasinovic, Vuk
Waldman, Steve
Walton, Gib
Wardell, Ronald
Weems, Jeff
Wilshire, Eugene B., Jr.
Yeates, Marie
Zavitsanos, John
Zimmerman, Brian

Thank you very much to each and every one of you for helping Mike kick off his 2012 re-election campaign with such an incredible array of supporters.

Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, 4402 Holt Street, Bellaire, Texas 77401 in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.

CLE Presentation in San Antonio a Success

2011-05-06T18:16:00.000-05:00

Mike just returned from San Antonio where he addressed the State Bar of Texas Collections & Creditors' Rights seminar. The topic was Ethics and Collection Law. This was the second year in a row Mike was invited to address this conference. The speech was a success, and the paper Mike prepared will be available on the State Bar's website next month.

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Mike Invited to Address Civil Trial & Appellate Specialists Association

2011-04-23T15:21:00.003-05:00

On the evening of Thursday, April 21, 2011, Mike addressed the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (TACTAS). Mike had presided over the trial of Koonce v. Brennan's et al. in January 2011. The case arose out of a fire at Brennan's Restaurant in Houston on the night that Hurricane Ike hit Houston, on the night of September 12-13, 2008.

Two of the jurors from the trial were present, as well as almost every attorney involved in the case. The idea of the presentation was to discuss the impact of the attorneys' trial strategies & presentations on the jury. What did the jury think about what they were shown? What did the attorneys think about what the jurors had to say? Because the case settled in mid-trial, the jurors had never delivered a verdict. Thus, all parties were eager to hear what they had to say.

Mike was introduced by Judge Jane Bland of Houston's First Court of Appeals. Thanks to Pam Howell for her hard work in helping organize the event. And, of course, thanks to all in attendance.

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Mike Travels to Austin for Board Certification Ceremony

2011-04-23T15:10:00.000-05:00

Mike and his oldest son, Joey, traveled to Austin for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization induction ceremony. Mike earned his board certification in Personal Injury Trial Law in January 2011 after taking the exam in October 2010.

It was a really fun day. Joey & Mike dropped Zachy off at school at 7:30. Mike entered the GPS coordinates for the Texas Law Center building right by the Capitol Austin. Then they were off in the engelhart4judge.com 2012 green hybrid. They coasted, in electric-only mode the 167 miles or so, stopping for gas and Passover-friendly snacks along the way.

The ceremony was excellent. The entire Texas Supreme Court was there and Wallace Jefferson and Phil Johnson spoke. Mike received a beautiful certificate that is in the process of being framed. Afterwards, the TBLS served a delicious BBQ buffet lunch. Mike took a really nice photo of Joey & Justice Eva Guzman.

They ate with Justice Lehrmann and had a really interesting talk. Then Justice Lehrmann was kind enough to show Mike & Joey around the Texas Supreme Court across the street.

Mike & Joey headed back to the car and coasted back down Hwy. 71 to I-10 in electric-only mode and were home in time for supper.

Political advertising paid for by Mike Engelhart, Bellaire, Texas in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.

151st Hosts Girl Scout Troop from Kolter Elementary

2011-04-03T18:59:00.000-05:00

On Thursday, March 24, 2011, the 151st hosted the Girl Scout Troop from Kolter Elementary. The girls arrived in the afternoon after trial, and the attorneys from the trial were kind enough to stay. The Court's deputy, Victor, lined the girls up in the hallway like a voir dire panel. They were suitably impressed by his stern manner. The girls and chaperone parents were brought in lines into the courtroom and seated in the court's gallery like a real jury! Judge Mike Engelhart walked in from his chambers and commenced the proceedings.

The girls became a jury for the case of Jenny Jones v. The Girl Scouts. Factually, it was alleged that Jenny got sick from eating girl scout cookies. The volunteer attorneys examined the panel as to whether they could be fair in this case and whether they were qualified to serve on the jury. 12 jurors were empaneled after voir dire. Another girl scout played the role of Jenny Jones.

Jenny testified that she had eaten 4 BOXES of girl scout cookies in one sitting. These included Thanks-a-Lots, Thin Mints, Lemonades & Caramel deLites. She also testified there was no warning label on the boxes that the cookies are addictive!

Both sides rested and gave very brief closing arguments. The Girl Scout jury deliberated for a minute or two, and returned a verdict against Jenny Jones and in favor of the Girl Scouts.

After that, the girls took a tour of the judge's chambers and the jury room. They asked many good questions and got to take pictures with the judge sitting in the judge's chair.

It was reported that the judge and the parents had a terrific time, too.

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Latest Comings & Goings & Announcement!

2011-02-18T09:24:00.000-06:00

Here's the big news: I am announcing my candidacy for Judge the 151st Civil District Court of Harris County, Texas for 2012! Big news. I know. I will be scheduling organizational meetings soon.

I note with interest that the State Bar referendum on the new proposed ethics rules failed by a wide margin. I can't ethically comment on the rules, really, but I did note this quote from Linda Eads of SMU from the Texas Lawyer "TexParte" blog article from last night by John Council: “We will be one of the few states that doesn’t prohibit having sex directly with clients.” As opposed to what, exactly?

In other Mike Engelhart news, I am proud to say that I am now Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law. I took the test last October and got the results in January. I was quite relieved. I studied very very hard for that test. Of course, nothing I studied was on the test. Nevertheless, very proud of myself.

Finally, I wanted to bring your attention to the new FreeFax filing option in the 151st and several other courts. It allows you to fax no-fee filings through from your desktop through a fax-server. It's free and it's available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays only. It's a limited alternative to e-filing, and it's free, and I know many of you have complained about the cost of e-filing in some instances. Go to the District Clerk's website (LINK), log in (you must log in or you won't see the link/icon), and there'll be an icon for FreeFax filing. Give it a try. Also, there will be 1/2-hour seminars held by the District Clerk's office at the Harris County Civil Courthouse (17th Floor) on March 3, 2011 at 10 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. I should be at those and will say a few brief words.

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Mike Engelhart's Sneaker Recycling Project a Success!

2010-06-13T11:11:00.000-05:00

Judge Mike Engelhart put together a sneaker recycling drive at the Harris County Courthouse complex in May and June. The effort was in collaboration with the Nike Reuse-a-Shoe program. Mike called it "Harris County Shoe Mania 2010," along the lines of his companion program, Styromania 2009, and the upcoming, Styromania 2010 Styrofoam recycling project. Said the Judge, "the courthouse staff at the civil, criminal and family-law courthouses were really responsive, and we collected more than 100 pairs of sneakers. The sneakers have been dropped off at the Nike Outlet in Katy, Texas, and will shortly be on their way to Nike in Oregon, where they'll be ground up to make playground flooring and track and field surfaces."

Here are some photos of the results of the drive's sneaker haul.

"The sneakers don't have to be Nike's; they can be any brand, but they have to be sneakers. We received some regular shoes, too, which Nike won't accept, but we dropped those off at Goodwill," the Judge added.

Styromania 2010 is coming up during the December 2010 holiday season. Start setting aside your Styrofoam packaging today, and stay tuned!

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The 151st Hosts 2nd Graders from Dodson Elementary School in Houston

2010-06-13T10:48:00.000-05:00

Mike Engelhart, Judge of the 151st Civil District Court, hosted his second grade class from the HISD Real Men Read Program.

The kids toured the Civil Courthouse and the courtroom, and got to try out the gavel, the courtroom technology, and even meet our court reporter and our bailiff. Here are some photos of the event. Mike was so grateful to the Dodson administration who helped organize the field trip for the kids!

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Mike's Chili Finishes 2nd in the Cy-Fair Annual Chili Cookoff!

2010-05-27T09:16:00.000-05:00

Here is the report of the event from the CY-FAIR Democrats:

Cy-Fair Dems' chili cookoff on Saturday, April 17, was FABULOUS. We had just about ideal sunny cool weather and a gorgeous venue at Cullen Park, near I-10 and Barker Cypress. Sorry for those of you who were unable to find us (we'll do better with directions and signage next year).

Our top chili cooking team was Houston Stonewall Young Democrats, whose 7-man team put out a predictably delicious spread and who just edged out Judge Mike Engelhart's 151st CDCourt cooking team. Mike's cornbread almost won the day, but HSYD's variety of accoutrements (yum!) got a few more votes. (Because we're Democrats, doggone it, we didn't have any royalist judging panel but a straight up-&-down vote of all participants.)

We were lucky enough to have the next County Judge, Gordon Quan, drop by, AND we raised $1,100 for the HCDP Coordinated Campaign ($100 from us, $1,000 from Mike Engelhart). So I guess you could say we owe a lot of our success to Mike!! Thanks again to everyone who took part.

Here's a link to a Facebook album of photos of the event.

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Podcast of Mike's Interview on CNN 650 is up!

2010-05-03T23:05:00.001-05:00

Here's a link to the podcast of Mike's recent hour-long interview on CNN 650. Take a listen!

http://www.midtownmeeting.com/archives

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E-filing Seminar -- Free!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-05-03T22:38:00.001-05:00

Harris County District Clerk Loren Jackson is sponsoring a free e-filing seminar on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Two sessions: 10am-Noon OR 2-4pm. 201 Caroline, 7th Floor. Refreshments to be served. Several e-filing vendors presenting their wares.

RSVP to Mike Lykes at michael.lykes@hcdistrictclerk.com TODAY! Don't miss it.

E-filing couldn't be easier and more efficient. It's the most cost effective way to file, and will save taxpayers millions, and even a whole lotta trees, too!

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Going Solar in Houston

2010-04-11T12:51:00.001-05:00

One Block Off the Grid

Great info about going solar and organizing in your community!

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151st is Recognized by the Harris County District Clerk's Office!

2010-04-02T18:52:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Loren Jackson, the Harris County District Clerk for recognizing the efforts of the 151st and several other courts who have mandated electronic filing for their courts, in whole or in part.

HERE IS A LINK TO THE WEB PAGE.

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Early Voting for Harris County Runoff Elections Starts Monday, April 5, 2010!

2010-03-31T13:36:00.001-05:00

Early voting for Harris County runoff elections starts Monday April 5, 2010. Here are locations and times. LINK TO MAP OF LOCATIONS AND TIMES

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New Website Created to Translate 151st's Court Procedures

2010-03-11T11:57:00.000-06:00

Judge Mike Engelhart has created a link on his official court procedures page to enable non-English readers who practice in the 151st to translate the court's procedures into dozens of different languages.

The official court procedures page is located at: http://www.justex.net/Courts/Civil/CourtSection.aspx?crt=10&sid=40

There is a new link at the top of that page which takes you to THIS PAGE (click) which has the 151st procedures verbatim. That new page is enabled with a Google Translate tool at the top which has a drop down menu of many different languages.

Rather than stick taxpayers with the bill for translation services for a page to be hosted by the District Courts servers, Judge Engelhart has found a way to create a free separate site that provides excellent translation to just about any language you'd want, at no cost whatsoever.

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March 24, 2010 Public Forum on Harris County e-filing

2010-03-08T17:06:00.000-06:00

The Harris County District Judges

and
The Harris County District Clerk
Invite you to attend a
PUBLIC FORUM ON E-FILING

Everything you ever wanted to know...ask...or say
about E-Filing in Harris County Courts

This forum is your opportunity to learn about and make your voice heard on
proposed mandatory e-filing policies.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010
NOON
17TH FLOOR CONFERENCE SUITE
Across from the Ceremonial Courtroom in the Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline

BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH

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151st's Court Reporter Makes the Chronicle!

2010-03-08T15:40:00.000-06:00

Here's a funny blog entry by Mary Flood, Chronicle reporter, about my court reporter, Carolyn Coronado's adventures on jury duty last week.

http://blogs.chron.com/legaltrade/2010/03/always_a_panel_member_never_a.html#comments

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E-filing Alert! Mandatory E-filing with 5th Circuit to Start 3/15/2010!

2010-03-08T11:14:00.001-06:00

Here's the Order from the 5th Circuit -- mandatory e-filing to start on 3/15/2010. Make sure you're registered.

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/news/news/mandatoryecf.blurb.pdf.blurb.pdf

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Appellate Court E-Filing Becoming a Reality : Texas Appellate Law Blog

2010-02-21T15:55:00.000-06:00

Appellate Court E-Filing Becoming a Reality : Texas Appellate Law Blog

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Supreme Court campaign finance ruling means changes on way in Texas | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Texas Regional News

2010-01-24T15:50:00.001-06:00

Supreme Court campaign finance ruling means changes on way in Texas | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Texas Regional News

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